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Farmers market to host young entrepreneursMARTINSBURG — Southside Farmers Market, 600 block of Winchester Avenue in Martinsburg, is inviting young entrepreneurs to participate in the market at no cost.
The market operates Sundays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and offers an abundance of fresh produce and fruits, artisan made soaps, freshly baked breads and sweets, take-out lunches, empanadas, salsas, carnivorous plants and Happy Flowers by Peter — handmade paper flowers by one of our young entrepreneurs. The market also has a free craft table for kids.
Coming Aug. 21 — A dunking booth with South Middle Principal Mark Barney and Martinsburg City Council member David Haarberg. New vendors are being accepted.
For more information, contact Jeanne Morton at 304-268-4046.
monthly bird walkSHEPHERDSTOWN — The Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) will provide its monthly bird walk at Cool Spring Preserve on Wednesday. The walk will be led by Beth Poole from 7-10 a.m.
The trails at Cool Spring Preserve have much to offer, from well-maintained foot paths to gorgeous views.
Species likely to be seen in August include yellow-breasted chats, yellow warblers, red-bellied woodpecker, ruby-throated hummingbird, Eastern wood-pewee, Carolina chickadee, Eastern bluebird, Eastern phoebe, Carolina Wren and many more.
This walk is open to the public at no cost. Anyone with an interest in birding is welcome to attend, regardless of experience. Children ages 12 and up will be welcome, but they must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration is required at https://www.potomacaudubon.org/event/third-wednesday-bird-walk-at-cool-spring-preserve-51.
PVAS sponsors these bird walks regularly, on the third Wednesday of every month.
Participants should dress for the weather, wear sturdy walking shoes, and bring drinking water. Binoculars will be provided if needed.
For more information, contact Krista Hawley at adultprograms@potomacaudubon.org or 681-252–1387.
of W.Va. schoolsCHARLESTON (AP) — David Roach, who has led the School Building Authority of West Virginia, will be the next state superintendent of schools.
The state Board of Education selected Roach as superintendent on Wednesday.
Roach has been executive director of the School Building Authority since 2018. He was previously superintendent for Cabell, Lincoln, Mingo and Wayne counties and is a former principal and biology teacher, the Department of Education said in a news release.
He succeeds W. Clayton Burch, who has been the permanent state superintendent since 2020 and has served in different roles at the Education Department for 15 years. The board on Wednesday also approved Burch’s request to move to the position of superintendent of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
Man charged with shooting W.Va. athleteCHARLESTON (AP) — A man charged with fatally shooting a West Virginia high school athlete a month before he graduated has agreed to a plea deal in the case.
Dekotis Elijah Thomas, 20, entered a Kennedy plea Wednesday, which means he did not admit guilt but agreed that the state has enough evidence for a conviction, news outlets reported.
Thomas was set to stand trial Monday on charges that included murder in the death of Kelvin “KJ” Taylor, 18, who was shot in the chest on April 7, 2021. Taylor had played football and basketball and was set to graduate from Capital High School the following month.
In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors dismissed three other counts related to Taylor’s death and four counts in a separate case related to the 2019 death of Antwan Curnell, assistant Kanawha County prosecutor Adam Petry said.
Prosecutors won’t take a position on whether Thomas should be eligible for parole when he is sentenced Nov. 7, Petry said.
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